Red Letter Day (EP)

Red Letter Day
EP by the Get Up Kids
Released	July 20, 1999
Recorded	1997
Studio	Red House
Genre	Emo pop punk
Length	16:45
Label	Doghouse
Producer	Ed Rose
The Get Up Kids chronology
Four Minute Mile (1997) Red Letter Day (1999) Something to Write Home About (1999)
Alternative cover
Cover for The EPs: Red Letter Day and Woodson

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
LAS Magazine	Unfavorable [1]
Star Pulse Music	[2]
Pitchfork Media	5.1/10 [3]

Red Letter Day is an EP by American emo band the Get Up Kids. It was released before their second full-length album Something to Write Home About . It featured James Dewees on the keyboard. Shortly after the album was released, Dewees joined the band full-time.

The album was recorded in 1997 at Red House Studios by Ed Rose, the producer of the band's first EP Woodson . ^[4] The album was released only on 10" vinyl. The album was printed on black vinyl, save for two limited pressings, 500 translucent green and 500 clear. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Get Up Kids.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Year Later"	3:05
2.	"Red Letter Day"	2:57
3.	"Forgive and Forget"	3:26

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anne Arbour"	3:33
2.	"Mass Pike"	3:44

Additional releases

• The entire EP was later combined with the band's other EP Woodson and re-released on one CD entitled The EPs: Red Letter Day and Woodson.
• The songs "Forgive and Forget" and "Anne Arbour" were later released on the band's compilation album Eudora .
• The song "Anne Arbour" was released as a b-side on the single for the song "Ten Minutes".
• The song "Red Letter Day" was featured on the band's second studio album Something to Write Home About .
• The songs "Mass Pike" and "Red Letter Day" were featured on the band's live album Live! @ the Granada Theater .
• The song "Red Letter Day" was featured on the compilation No-Fi Trash released by Suburban Home Records.

Personnel

Band Matt Pryor – lead vocals, guitar Jim Suptic – guitar, vocals Rob Pope – bass Ryan Pope – drums Design Scott Ritcher – cover design Chris Holland – cover design

Additional musicians James Dewees – keyboards, vocals Production Ed Rose – production

References

1. LAS Magazine review
2. Star Pulse Music review
3. Pitchfork Media review
4. "The Get Up Kids". Lawrence.com. 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
5. "Red Letter Day | The Get Up Kids". Dead Format. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2012-03-06.